The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1129

[1129. Chapter 1078 I am the country]

Zhang Heling wanted to die at this moment.

The Duke…

The Duke…

I, the Marquis of Shouning, earned my position through my sister.

But the Duke of Guo is different. With the Zhang family’s peeing ability, they will never be able to earn anything in their lifetime.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, a group of people with outstanding merits were granted the title of Duke, and then some of them were killed by Emperor Taizu Gao. After that, during the period of Jingnan, another group of people were granted the title of Duke. But even in such a turbulent time, There are only six Dukes left.

After that, there was no more Duke.

It was not until the Hongzhi Dynasty that Nanhe Bofang Jinglong won the favor of the emperor, conquered Southwest China, and established Jiaozhi. Because of his son’s great achievements, he later sailed to the sea to the isolated Golden Continent, so he was given a prince.

This achievement of pacifying Japan is enough to make a marquis the Duke of the country.

Such a good opportunity… is… gone.

Looking at the humble Fang Jifan, Shouning Hou’s first reaction was to find a knife and chop this shameless bitch to death.

He cried.

Tears fell down, thinking of his father, his long-dead father, and his ancestors. If they knew better, the coffin board would definitely not be able to cover it, and they would definitely get up and beat themselves to death.

This cry is really like a broken soul.

The ministers only thought that Shouning Marquis and Jianchang Uncle had been at sea for many years, and now they had returned home and had made great achievements. They were favored by Your Majesty and received generous gifts from Your Majesty for their hard work. They were moved and cried bitterly. They looked at how thin they were. With their appearance of skin and bones, the officials couldn’t help but sigh, it was really hard work, it was indeed hard work, their hard work was just right.

Emperor Hongzhi is still immersed in this great achievement. The problem of Japanese pirates has been completely solved in my hands, hahaha… bless my ancestors.

He was full of energy and glanced at Fang Jifan: “The Ministry of Rites will immediately draw up a charter and send it to me. All the meritorious officers and soldiers need to be rewarded. Fang Jifan’s official title must also be drawn up early. Since his father is the Duke of Lu, Fang Jifan is his Son, how about becoming the Duke of Qi? “

Qi Lu… Qi Lu…

Fang Jifan thought it was very good. Fang Jifan said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, you are wise.”

He was about to say it.

Emperor Hongzhi waved his sleeves: “Today’s discussion has come to an end. Oh, Shouning Hou, what else can be done?”

Zhang Heling finally put away his tears: “I…I have one more thing to report. I and my brother are in the southern part of Huanghuangzhou. , discovered a large amount of… a large amount of silver veins. The veins stretch for hundreds of miles and are of extremely high purity. They are located on the plateau. The local natives regard silver as dirt. Your Majesty… This mine was discovered by our brothers, Your Majesty… “

He blinked and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

The general meaning is…

After hearing this, Hongzhi couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

Silver… what the Ming Dynasty lacks is silver.

Although there is a continuous import of silver from overseas, these precious metals are still in short supply, especially now that business and trade are developing extremely fast.

Even though the silver notes issued by Xishan Bank have replaced a large number of silver transactions, after all… the current situation is silver standard, and the status of silver… is still irreplaceable. Even… the silver notes issued by Xishan Bank itself require silver as a currency. Save your money, otherwise, if you dare to issue indiscriminately in the event of a run, you will die without a place to die.

Emperor Hongzhi heard the word “astonishing”: “How much are the reserves?”

Zhang Heling looked at his brother-in-law. Now… his greatest hope in life is this mine. He said: “I’m afraid the Ming Silver Mine is better than mine. The reserves are ten times or a hundred times more.”

“Buzz buzz…”

Chaozhong suddenly boiled.

Silver… white and fluffy silver.

Who doesn’t like this.

But…

Wang Aotu felt a chill on his neck, and countless vicious eyes were looking at him.

Back then…that old bastard proposed that the fleet and ships going to the Western Ocean should be funded by internal funds, and all profits should also belong to internal funds.

This old thief, who has harmed the country and the people, is worse than a pig or a dog.

Wang Ao suddenly felt as if he had been hung on a pillar of shame and would never be able to clean himself up for the rest of his life.

Emperor Hongzhi was overjoyed: “The ancestors have blessed us. This is the blessing of our country and my fortune.”

Zhang Heling was stunned and immediately said: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty… This is what I and my brother have endured through countless hardships. Discovered, this… this is not the luck of the country, this is…”

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at him: “You two brothers have worked hard and made great achievements, but the Zhang family is separated from the country, and we are indistinguishable from each other. The country is the country, the country is the world, and the world also includes your family, how can you separate your family and the country…”

Zhang Heling shuddered, and he looked at Zhang Yanling.

Zhang Yanling whispered: “Brother, what do you mean by brother-in-law? Is our mine… gone?”

Zhang Heling: “…”

Emperor Hongzhi said solemnly: “This is a big deal. Immediately compile a book and pass it to Huangjinzhou. The letter ordered the Duke of Lu to immediately send people to explore the area to confirm its reserves and the requirements for mining. This matter is of great importance and cannot be ignored. Then the Duke of Lu was ordered to submit a charter to confirm the mining.”

Zhang Heling: “…”

Emperor Hongzhi said with a straight face: “Marquis Shouning and Uncle Jianchang have made new achievements. This time, they will be awarded 50 million gold in recognition of their hard work. That’s it.”

So excited.

silver.

The internal money…is really going to be abundant this time.

It’s exciting to think about it.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi thought of Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Wen, Emperor Xuan, Chenghua… He thought of countless ancestors. At this moment, they seemed to be floating in mid-air, looking at them with a pair of pleased eyes. Hold yourself.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt that his tears were almost wetting his clothes. My hard work over the years has not been in vain.

By the way, we need to build ships, and we need to build more ships. Only in this way can we transport that shipload of silver to the inner treasury.

It was right to go to the Western Ocean.

Today, the game of Ming Dynasty is alive.

Emperor Hongzhi glared at the Zhang brothers: “You two have worried Empress Zhang for nothing. What are you doing here? Go and see Empress Zhang and let Empress Zhang take a good look at you.”

“Your Majesty, I have a word, I’m not happy if I don’t vomit.” Zhang Heling’s face turned red and he stopped crying. He wanted to say something.

Zhang Yanling suddenly became enlightened today. He stepped forward suddenly and covered Zhang Heling’s mouth: “Your Majesty, I don’t want to say anything.”

He dragged Zhang Heling down after a series of drags.

All the officials were silent, not saying a word, and they all looked at Emperor Hongzhi resentfully.

Everyone’s eyes were shining with light.

Emperor Hongzhi could see the green light in their eyes, which only a hungry wolf can have.

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: “Today…that’s the end of the discussion, please step aside.”

Fang Jifan immediately praised: “Long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor.”

The ministers looked at Fang Jifan again…that look in his eyes , still green.

………

Fang Jifan walked out of Fengtian Palace, and suddenly felt a sense of confidence in life.

Originally, he had never had too many expectations for human nature, because there were really too many dark sides in human nature.

But now…everywhere we look, it’s all bright, ah…blue sky, ah…sea…ah…beautiful world…

our successor…has become the Duke of the country, so he quickly gave birth to a baby, a sect. The princes of the two countries are extremely popular ministers, and they walk more gracefully than anyone else.

Hahahaha…

thanks to my own tips.

Um?

Why can’t I always remember the kit?

Fang Jifan couldn’t help but patted his head. It seems that kindness and humility are really my nature. If I do good things, I can’t always remember them. My personality has been sublimated.

He held his hands behind his back, and several disciples rushed up to him and surrounded him.

That look in his eyes made Fang Jifan feel nervous.

“Teacher…” Wang Shouren’s eyes were moist. This time, he really admired his mentor. He was really proud of him.

Fang Jifan pressed his hands and said, “Don’t ask about the kit anymore. Master, I really can’t remember. In a few days, I will serve wine. You hurry up and invite more relatives and friends to come. Your Majesty expresses his love and decrees that he will be granted the title of Duke. The joys in this life are not as good as those enjoyed by everyone. Each disciple is assigned ten tables of banquets, and each disciple and grandson is assigned three tables. Children are not allowed to follow. I don’t like having too many children, because it will be too noisy for me. Put out thousands of tables of flowing banquets and eat his NIANG’s food for ten days and ten nights. Remember, you have ten tables, one table is missing. You have to pay for the gift money yourself. The gift money is small, but it is more for the teacher. What I care about is face, I want face for my teacher.”

But at this time.

A eunuch came in a hurry: “Captain Fang, Commander Fang…”

The eunuch was panting, his eyes were shining, and he looked at Fang Jifan: “Quick, quick, Empress Zhang invites you to go…”

Fang Jifan dusted off his clothes : “Come here.”

His mother-in-law had an order, and Fang Jifan dared not neglect it. He hurried to Kunning Palace and heard the two brothers howling as if they were killing pigs.

Fang Jifan sighed in his heart, it was really touching. Just like one of my disciples named Xu Jing, he cried like this when he came back from the sea. This shows that there is true love in the world.

When they arrived at the bedroom, they saw tears in Queen Zhang’s eyes, and the two brothers were crying so hard that they almost rolled on the ground.

When Empress Zhang saw Fang Jifan, her eyes shone: “Jifan, come here, come forward. Hey, these two brothers from this palace are finally back. As soon as they came back, they were crying. She asked After meeting the people around me, I realized that it turned out that when they went to sea, they all got advice from you and gave you tips. Why didn’t you tell me earlier? If I had known about it earlier, they turned out to have a more secret mission. I think you have With this clever plan, since he is willing to let them go to sea and ensure their safe return, it is time to tell the truth to me. How can it… make me anxious? “

Empress Zhang told the truth, the tips from seven or eight years ago. Every step inside was planned by Fang Jifan. This was simply the rebirth of Kong Ming. Naturally, Fang Jifan knew everything very well. The so-called “under control” was nothing more than that.

Fang Jifan hurriedly said: “I am ashamed, I have forgotten this matter.”

(End of this chapter)